Ok ok I gotcha. Ya I am planning on solo and am always excited to meet like minded people.

Ya im just now reading up on the Salsa Deadwood which looks like a blast to ride. Maybe that Fargo setup is a little less rugged than what I need. The thing is, i've NEVER mountain biked. I road biked out here to Denver from Florida 3 years ago and am about ready for another great adventure down into South America. I got a lot of prep to do but am thoroughly motivated to ride and ride and read and ride to prepare for this TREK. I'm an adventurist at heart and love to ride, camp, eat, repeat for weeks on end. What do you mean by type 1 and type 2? We talkin about diabetes here? JK...

Adam, you said exactly what I needed to hear which is that basically it's all about preference based on the routes terrain which I am still kind of researching but from what i've seen is just gravel roads which i would love to slay with that the Salsa Fargo SUS... SO STOKED to eat ramen and put together my rig these next 6 months...

Nice. Thanks for the reply! I just finished a 20 mile ride and stopped at a bike shop along the way and the guy at the shop said the same thing. Full suspension is just a bit too mechanically demanding for that long of a ride. I took a look at the link you posted and then browsed over to the ole' Fargo SUS and almost fell in love. Looks like the perfect bike. Thanks for the input and recommendation, Salsa cycles looks like they're geared toward bikepacking which is becoming more and more poular these days.

I wonder, is there any other companies out there that make a bike similar to the Fargo SUS?

Thanks in advance...

-Austin

I am trying to find a bike for the entire Great Divide route and possibly a trip all the way down to Brazil for the Olympics. I have very limited mountain bike knowledge but have a good idea of what is needed I just think my budget of less than $2,000 and preferably around $1,200 is limiting BUT I just came across this bike on Craigslist here in Denver, Colorado and thought it might be "THE ONE". It's a 2011 Trek Remedy 8 and looks like its in great shape. Anyways, i started an account on here just so i could post the link to the bike and get some feedback from some more knowledegable bikepacking folks...

THANKS!!!

https://denver.craigslist.org/bik/5403974794.html